Distribution of mercury and other trace metals in the sediments of Cochin estuary (a Ramsar site), Kerala, India.

Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 8508350 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-2959 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01676369 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Monit Assess Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 1998- : Dordrecht : Springer
Original Publication: Dordrecht, Holland ; Boston : D. Reidel Pub. Co., c1981-

Environmental Monitoring* ; Estuaries*; Geologic Sediments/*chemistry ; Mercury/*analysis ; Metals/*analysis ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis; India ; Water Pollution, Chemical/statistics & numerical data

Sediment quality data provide essential information for evaluating ambient environmental quality conditions. Sediments are important carriers of trace metals in the environment and reflect the current quality of the system. In the present study, distribution of mercury, lead, cadmium, copper, zinc, chromium and manganese in Cochin estuary were studied. The distribution of oxides of metals and textural quality were also studied in detail. It was found that the concentration of metals in the sediments near the industrial belt was extremely high. Correlation of different metals and metal oxides were analysed. It was found that all the alloys were correlated significantly (α < 0.01) but in case of metals, correlation was only among certain metals.

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Date Created: 20121211 Date Completed: 20131024 Latest Revision: 20211021

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